Toxins
This metal is thought to be behind the death of newborn cetaceans due its tendency to build up in the tissues of higher tier predators
What is mercury?
This Great Lake, despite being the smallest, has the second highest concentration of microplastics and nanoplastics
What is Lake Erie?
This species of invasive tropical fish is hunted for sport regularly off the Florida coast
What is Lionfish?
This phenomenon signals the stress of a reef, and is thought to be a last-ditch effort for survival
What is coral bleaching?
This source of pollution was never an issue until humans invested it in 1907
What is plastic?
This common agricultural product is responsible for depositing high levels of nitrogen and phosphorous, suffocating wildlife
What is fertilizer?
This man-made monument is floating in our ocean where currents meet, made up largely of various plastics and wastes
What is the Great Pacific Garbage Patch?
This nickname for a ctenophore is misleading delightful for a creature that out-consumed local fish, collapsing local fisheries
What is Sea Walnut?
One of many organizations monitoring climate change, such as ocean temperatures that is better known for its forays into space
What is NASA?
We nearly caused the extinction of Bluefin Tuna due to this
What is overfishing?
Persistent organic pollutants, or POPs, are also known as this due to their ability to last and travel grand distances
What are forever chemicals
This is thought to be the leading cause of plastic pollution in our ocean, and has a regular presence out in open waters
What is fishing gear?
This mollusk traveled all the way from Europe, ending up in the Great Lakes and other freshwater bodies where it mass-consumed plankton, starving local populations
What is Zebra Mussel?
As storms increase due to climate change, our shorelines are vanishing because of water levels rising, as well as this
What is erosion?
This tragic occurrence is nearly impossible to accurately track on fishing vessels, and is responsible for the deaths of sharks, rays, and even whales
What is bycatch?
Hawaii has banned the use of this common vacation item due to its hand in killing corals
What is sunscreen?
This notoriously deep section of the ocean revealed the startling truth of how far human garbage can travel
What is the Mariana Trench?
Ships use this for balance when loading and unloading cargo, unexpectedly releasing wildlife to invade new ports
What is ballast water?
Kelp forests, swamps, bogs, and fields of seagrass on reefs are known to be some of our best of these, which are completely negated when destroyed or removed
What are carbon sinks?
A more sustainable and emerging field meant to provide greater numbers of healthy fish for consumption
What is aquaculture?
Surprisingly, plankton can absorb and distribute this common source of genetic damage and cancers
What is radiation?
What are plastic bags?
Some species travel easier than others due to their nature to do this to ships and marine vessels
What is fouling?
This is largely responsible for our increased water levels, and can cause floods and surges of currents
What are solar panels?